@Kingshark Have to agree with you on the ’88 Mclaren. Although it was obviously massively faster than the rest of the field, and most likely would’ve still dominated a season at the hands of lesser drivers, at the time it was driven by easily the best two drivers on the grid (if not of all time), hence making its dominance even more extreme. Although I might give the most dominant car ever to either the ’02 or ’04 Ferrari, it’s certainly a very clear indicator that Patrese could out-qualify Senna by such a margin.

I actually really like Button in terms of personality, far more than say Hamilton or Alonso. However, in terms of driver skill I’d put him more in league with Vettel or Webber, than Hamilton, Raikkonen or Alonso – he’s able to perform excellently on occasion, but need a specific set of very particular needs catered for before he can perform. Vettel can’t win unless he’s in the best car, Webber is consistently inconsistent, if he could put a drive in across the calendar like he can at Silverstone and Monaco (and had Red Bull’s support) he’d easily win a WDC, and Button needs an absolutely perfect car set-up or he’s lost at sea. I consider Raikkonen, Hamilton and Alonso the three strongest drivers on the grid, as they can drag any car by the scruff of the neck and drive the wheels off it, and do that consistently – which is my personal measure of a ‘great’ driver.

To OP, was I unaware Button garnered such dislike if I’m honest, I always felt that was Hamilton.